Refrigerator and Fan Assembly for Refrigerator
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorWang Goo LEE
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a fan assembly for a refrigerator. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a refrigerator, including a main body having one or more storage spaces, one or more doors configured to open or close at least part of the one or more storage spaces, a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air to maintain the storage space at a predetermined temperature, food storage separators configured to partition the one or more storage spaces and store food, and a fan assembly in the one or more storage spaces configured to circulate air in the one or more storage spaces.
Claims17
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having one or more storage spaces;
- one or more doors configured to open or close at least part of the one or more storage spaces;
- a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air to maintain the one or more storage spaces at a predetermined temperature;
- food storage separators configured to partition the one or more storage spaces and store food;
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- a fan assembly in the one or more storage spaces and configured to circulate the air in the one or more storage spaces, wherein the fan assembly comprises:
- a housing having a flow space configured to change a direction of the air in the one or more storage spaces;
- a suction guide unit having a suction passage configured to introduce the air to an inner space of the housing;
- a fan unit in a central part of the suction guide unit;
- a damping unit in the suction guide unit that surrounds the fan unit and is configured to absorb vibrations of the fan unit;
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- a discharge guide unit having a discharge passage configured to discharge the air from the inner space of the housing.
A fan assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a front opening and a space configured to allow air to flow therethrough;
- a suction guide unit attached to an opening part of the housing and configured to introduce the air into the housing;
- a fan unit in a central part of the suction guide unit;
- a damping unit in the suction guide unit that surrounds the fan unit and is configured to absorb vibrations of the fan unit;
- a discharge guide unit attached to a central part of the suction guide unit and configured to support the damping unit;
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- a fixing unit that attaches the discharge guide unit to the suction guide unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.